Plumbeous tyrant

Plumbeous tyrant
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Knipolegus
Species: K. cabanisi
Binomial name
Knipolegus cabanisi
Schulz, 1882

The plumbeous tyrant (Knipolegus cabanisi) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in southeastern Peru, western Bolivia and northern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This and the Jelski's black tyrant are sometimes considered conspecific, in which case, the bird is then usually referred to as the Andean tyrant.

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